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2026 Community Board grant allows for Privet and Taiwan Cherry removal

By Rod Brown
4 minutes ago
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A Bay of Islands / Whangaroa Community Board grant funded the removal of 41 privets and Taiwan cherries by a contractor along a 60-metre stretch of Wairoa Stream opposite the public walkway bordering Alderton Park.


This was a very weed-infested part of an FNDC Esplanade Reserve. The support of the Community Board has enabled the restoration of this rather disgraceful eyesore and weed source, with the cooperation of willing landowners.


The area before clearing – covered in a forest of weed species including black-eyed susan, privet, Taiwan cherries, and tobacco weed
The area before clearing – covered in a forest of weed species including black-eyed susan, privet, Taiwan cherries, and tobacco weed
Contractors clear 41 alien tree species in March 2026
Contractors clear 41 alien tree species in March 2026
The area cleared – March 2026
The area cleared – March 2026
Friends of Wairoa Stream planting native species on the cleared area – May 2026
Friends of Wairoa Stream planting native species on the cleared area – May 2026

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